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LOTR Christmas rewatch check in thread
Posted on 12/16/21 at 10:47 pm
Posted on 12/16/21 at 10:47 pm
I can’t believe, that on the 19th, it’ll be 20 years since The Fellowship of the Ring hit theaters.
I was 11 years old, I had read the Hobbit in school that fall and I still remember it like yesterday my mom taking me and my older brother to theaters to see it. I knew LOTR was the sequel to the Hobbit but not much else beyond that.
I remember the fear put into my little mind at first sight of the Orcs in the prologue, the constant fear butterflies in my stomach as the Nazgûl were hunting the hobbits, my idolization of Aragorn and Legolas growing with each scene, my jaw dropping during the Balin’s Tomb skirmish, the despair when Gandalf dropped into the darkness of Kazad-Dum, being on the edge of my seat during the battle of Amon Hen, my confusion when it ended, not having read the books yet
It literally changed me forever. The next day I got mom to take me to Books-a-Million and I picked up the trilogy and read them all in January. Between releases I absolutely wore out my dvd copies over and over, I couldn’t get enough. My friends and I recited lines over and over in class.
It’s the best trilogy ever made. I watch them every Christmas because of the nostalgia it brings that they came out at this time. I always look back at how cool my mom was for taking us to such a high-fantasy set of films. She ended up going with us to each subsequent release opening day in theaters. That’s a memory I’ll never forget.
Can’t wait for my 1 year old to come of age in about 10 years and we watch them together and I annoy the hell out of him telling him about Viggo breaking his toe kicking that helmet and what not. I fricking love these films. I’ll knock out The Two Towers this weekend.
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I was 11 years old, I had read the Hobbit in school that fall and I still remember it like yesterday my mom taking me and my older brother to theaters to see it. I knew LOTR was the sequel to the Hobbit but not much else beyond that.
I remember the fear put into my little mind at first sight of the Orcs in the prologue, the constant fear butterflies in my stomach as the Nazgûl were hunting the hobbits, my idolization of Aragorn and Legolas growing with each scene, my jaw dropping during the Balin’s Tomb skirmish, the despair when Gandalf dropped into the darkness of Kazad-Dum, being on the edge of my seat during the battle of Amon Hen, my confusion when it ended, not having read the books yet
It literally changed me forever. The next day I got mom to take me to Books-a-Million and I picked up the trilogy and read them all in January. Between releases I absolutely wore out my dvd copies over and over, I couldn’t get enough. My friends and I recited lines over and over in class.
It’s the best trilogy ever made. I watch them every Christmas because of the nostalgia it brings that they came out at this time. I always look back at how cool my mom was for taking us to such a high-fantasy set of films. She ended up going with us to each subsequent release opening day in theaters. That’s a memory I’ll never forget.
Can’t wait for my 1 year old to come of age in about 10 years and we watch them together and I annoy the hell out of him telling him about Viggo breaking his toe kicking that helmet and what not. I fricking love these films. I’ll knock out The Two Towers this weekend.
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Posted on 12/16/21 at 11:02 pm to Frac the world
I'm doing this now too. I saw HBO Max now has the extended editions of Fellowship and of Two Towers. Just finished Fellowship EE yesterday and started TT EE today. I'm watching them an hour or two in a sitting taking breaks from work.
It's glorious.
It's glorious.
Posted on 12/16/21 at 11:32 pm to Frac the world
I do the same thing. I didn’t know this was a thing. I started a few years ago and my son, now 8, digs it. I love going down memory lane with these movies.
Posted on 12/16/21 at 11:51 pm to Frac the world
LOTR is instant nostalgia to my junior high years
Rented Fellowship DVD and had no idea it was a trilogy.. but quite bummed there at the end
Saw Twin towers at my local theater
Saw Return of the King in NYC in Times Square on a Sunday. I remember vividly the theater seated 2,000 people and the ticket was $14 in 2003
Rented Fellowship DVD and had no idea it was a trilogy.. but quite bummed there at the end
Saw Twin towers at my local theater
Saw Return of the King in NYC in Times Square on a Sunday. I remember vividly the theater seated 2,000 people and the ticket was $14 in 2003
Posted on 12/17/21 at 1:24 am to Frac the world
Peter Jackson looks like he would be right at home in the Shire. Perhaps a Proudfoot or a Bracegirdle from Hardbottle.
Posted on 12/17/21 at 8:04 am to Frac the world
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I remember the fear put into my little mind at first sight of the Orcs in the prologue, the constant fear butterflies in my stomach as the Nazgûl were hunting the hobbits, my idolization of Aragorn and Legolas growing with each scene, my jaw dropping during the Balin’s Tomb skirmish, the despair when Gandalf dropped into the darkness of Kazad-Dum, being on the edge of my seat during the battle of Amon Hen, my confusion when it ended, not having read the books yet
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My friends and I recited lines over and over in class.
Just kidding. It's the best trilogy ever made, and I'll watch it damn near any time I see it on TV. Can't wait until my son is old enough...I hope he likes it a smuch as I do.
Posted on 12/17/21 at 8:08 am to Frac the world
Yep. 4K extended editions this weekend.
Posted on 12/17/21 at 8:09 am to Frac the world
Posted on 12/17/21 at 8:34 am to Frac the world
Posted on 12/17/21 at 8:40 am to Frac the world
quote:I was 12 and knew nothing of the story. Toward the end, I remember thinking "they really need to pick up the pace if they're going to make it to Mordor."
I was 11 years old, I had read the Hobbit in school that fall
Walking out of the theater, my mom (who had read the books) told me that it was the first of three movies. I was so pumped to learn that there was so much more to come. The whole trilogy was an amazing experience.
quote:Christmas has been the time I rewatch Star Wars, which started when I got a DVD box set of the OT years ago. The new movies being released around this time has reinforced that.
I watch them every Christmas because of the nostalgia it brings that they came out at this time.
But I do find time to rewatch all of LOTR every year.
Posted on 12/17/21 at 11:28 am to Frac the world
In! Today is my last day of work before a three week break, so for the first time I’m going to do The Hobbit movies followed by Lord of the Rings.
Posted on 12/17/21 at 5:43 pm to Frac the world
Those movies were incredible for how many brief but very striking scenes or moments there were.
For example when the gang was trying to traverse the mountains and Saruman was standing atop his tower shouting down the mountain and avalanche on them, was very intriguing to me even though just a few seconds.
For example when the gang was trying to traverse the mountains and Saruman was standing atop his tower shouting down the mountain and avalanche on them, was very intriguing to me even though just a few seconds.
Posted on 12/17/21 at 8:35 pm to Frac the world
Will be doing a rewatch. My best friend and I rewatched Two Towers or Fellowship nearly every week for a year or two in high school. Just adds another layer to the nostalgia of watching the movies.
Posted on 12/17/21 at 8:45 pm to Frac the world
Recently watched all 3 extended versions, great stuff!
Posted on 12/17/21 at 9:18 pm to Frac the world
quote:
I can’t believe, that on the 19th, it’ll be 20 years since The Fellowship of the Ring hit theaters.
I remember going into it blind not knowing it was a trilogy. When it ended I looked at my brother in law and asked "what the frick was that?"
Posted on 12/18/21 at 7:07 am to Frac the world
LOTR weekend for sure. (Love the Viggo toe break reference above )
Saw Fellowship of the Ring at the midnight premier. Truely a memorable experience, as I hadn't done a midnight movie in ages, and it was a really interesting cross section of older (even than me) Tolkien fans as well as HS, college kids. A few even dressed up, (young girls in she elf costumes - nice)
The ending was classic, straight out of the book. But even though everyone KNEW this was part 1 of a trilogy, and we'd been sitting there for over 2 1/2 hours, one girl actually said, ' no way!' as the credits rolled and she realized it was the end of the movie.
Always leave them wanting more.
) Saw Fellowship of the Ring at the midnight premier. Truely a memorable experience, as I hadn't done a midnight movie in ages, and it was a really interesting cross section of older (even than me) Tolkien fans as well as HS, college kids. A few even dressed up, (young girls in she elf costumes - nice)
The ending was classic, straight out of the book. But even though everyone KNEW this was part 1 of a trilogy, and we'd been sitting there for over 2 1/2 hours, one girl actually said, ' no way!' as the credits rolled and she realized it was the end of the movie.
Always leave them wanting more.
This post was edited on 12/18/21 at 7:09 am
Posted on 12/16/22 at 9:55 pm to Frac the world
Just fired up The Fellowship tonight, who else has started or plans to? It ain’t Christmas without it
Posted on 12/17/22 at 5:30 am to Frac the world
Watching The Two Towers on Sunday.
Posted on 12/17/22 at 11:07 am to Frac the world
I'm saving this for the cold weather days next week when I plan to hibernate
Posted on 12/17/22 at 11:15 am to Frac the world
I own all of the extended editions on DVD.
As soon as we get a cold rainy day that I have off work, I'll brew a full pot of coffee in the morning, settle in, and binge the whole damn thing.
I did this last year and it was epic.
As soon as we get a cold rainy day that I have off work, I'll brew a full pot of coffee in the morning, settle in, and binge the whole damn thing.
I did this last year and it was epic.
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